Grievance Representation/Rights Sample Clauses

Grievance Representation/Rights. A. An employee shall be entitled to representation by TOTEM or its designee at each step of the Grievance Procedure set forth in this Agreement. No other individual or employee organization shall have the right to represent a TOTEM employee in any grievance proceeding. B. No reprisals shall be invoked against a TOTEM member for processing a grievance or participating in the grievance procedure. C. Grievances and materials created from the grievance process shall not be filed in official Human Resources files of any participant(s). Such materials will be in confidential files in the Labor Relations Department and shall not be referred to for any purpose other than one related to the specific grievance procedure for which it was accumulated.

Grievance Representation/Rights. A. An employee shall be entitled to representation by TOTEM or its designee at each step of the Grievance Procedure set forth in this Agreement. No other individual or employee organization shall have the right to represent a TOTEM employee in any grievance proceeding. B. No reprisals shall be invoked against a TOTEM member for processing a grievance or participating in the grievance procedure. C. Grievances and materials created from the grievance process shall not be filed in official Human Resources files of any participant(s). Such materials will be in confidential files in the Contract Administration Office and shall not be referred to for any purpose other than one related to the specific grievance procedure for which it was accumulated. D. A report of the final resolution of a grievance shall be filed in a separate confidential file in the Contract Administration Office. The grievant's name shall not be shared without the consent of the grievant, except that a final report of a grievance may be used in subsequent proceedings of the Association, District, or grievant as evidence of the interpretation of this Agreement. The grievant's name shall be blanked out if the arbitration report is distributed in the District, except in Executive Session of the School Board meetings. E. TOTEM may call and present witnesses on behalf of a grievant during an arbitration. When the District and TOTEM agree to hold grievance hearings (including arbitration) during the workday, the grievant(s), TOTEM representatives, and witnesses shall be released from regular duty for the time necessary to participate, without charge to their own leave or Association leave. F. TOTEM reserves the right to file grievances on its own behalf.